PublicJobs.ie Scraper

hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper

Scrape vacancies from PublicJobs.ie, Ireland's official public sector recruitment site: title, organisation, location, county, advertised and closing dates, grade, contract, working pattern, role type, website and candidate information booklets. Search by keyword.

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Total users

Monthly users

Total runs

Per vacancy

$0.0015

Last rebuilt

Oct 26, 2026

Overview

PublicJobs.ie Scraper extracts vacancies from PublicJobs.ie, Ireland's official recruitment website for the public sector, covering the Civil Service, HSE and hospitals, local authorities (county councils), An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, state boards and agencies. For every vacancy you get the title, vacancy ID, vacancy type, organisation, location, advertised date and closing date, plus (with Vacancy details) the county, grade, contract (permanent, temporary, specified purpose), working pattern, type of role, organisation website and links to the candidate information booklets (English and Irish). Search by keyword, filter by county, and export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Ideal for job seekers, recruiters, career services, job boards and Irish public sector labour-market research.

What does PublicJobs.ie Scraper do?

🇮🇪 Irish public sector vacancies from PublicJobs.ie: all open competitions.
🔎 Keyword search: engineer, nurse, clerical officer, accountant, consultant, garda…
📍 County filter: Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford…
🏛️ Organisation: departments, HSE, county councils, state boards.
🎓 Grade, contract and working pattern.
📅 Advertised and closing dates (with closing time).
📄 Candidate information booklets (PDF links).

What data can you scrape from PublicJobs.ie?

Field	Description
Vacancy	ID, link, title, vacancy type
Organisation	Name, website*
Location	Location, county*
Terms*	Grade, contract, working pattern, type of role
Dates	Advertised, closing date and time
Documents*	Candidate information booklets

* With Vacancy details turned on (default).

Use cases for Irish public sector job data

Job seekers: track new public sector competitions in your county or profession.
Recruiters and career services: monitor hiring by HSE, councils and departments.
Job boards: syndicate Irish public sector vacancies.
Research and journalism: analyse public sector hiring by organisation, grade and region.

How to scrape PublicJobs.ie

Click Try for free to open PublicJobs.ie Scraper in Apify Console.
Enter keywords (or leave empty for all vacancies) and optionally counties.
Keep Vacancy details on for grade, contract and documents.
Click Start and download the vacancies as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": ["engineer", "nurse"],
  "counties": ["Dublin", "Cork"],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 0
}

Field	Description
Keywords	One search per keyword; empty = all vacancies.
Counties	Keep only these counties.
Vacancy details	Adds county, grade, contract, documents.
Max vacancies	Stop after this many (0 = no limit).

Output

Vacancy example

{
  "vacancyId": 7689,
  "url": "https://publicjobs.tal.net/…/opp/7689-Financial-Management-Accountant-Galway-County-Council/en-GB",
  "title": "Financial Management Accountant - Galway County Council",
  "vacancyType": "publicjobs",
  "organisation": "Galway County Council",
  "organisationWebsite": "https://www.galway.ie/en",
  "location": "Galway County Council",
  "county": "Galway",
  "grade": "Financial Management Accountant",
  "contract": "Permanent",
  "workingPattern": "Full-Time",
  "roleType": "Local Authority",
  "advertisedDate": "2026-09-18",
  "closingDate": "2026-10-08T15:00",
  "documents": [{ "name": "Final_InfoBook_FMA_GalwayCoCo.pdf", "url": "https://publicjobs.tal.net/…" }]
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
`vacancyId`, `url`, `title`, `vacancyType`	mixed	Vacancy.
`organisation`, `organisationWebsite`	string	Organisation.
`location`, `county`	string	Location.
`grade`, `contract`, `workingPattern`, `roleType`	string	Terms.
`advertisedDate`, `closingDate`	string	Dates.
`documents`	array	Information booklets.
`search`, `scrapedAt`	string	Source info.

How much does it cost?

PublicJobs.ie Scraper uses pay-per-vacancy pricing: a small fixed price per vacancy, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

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FAQ

Why are some detail fields empty? Vacancies published by external recruiters show fewer fields than core PublicJobs competitions.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate PublicJobs.ie Scraper with other apps? PublicJobs.ie Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to scrape PublicJobs.ie? The scraper only collects publicly advertised vacancies. You are responsible for using the data in line with PublicJobs' terms and GDPR.

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with publicjobs.ie or the Public Appointments Service.

Input

Field	Type	Description
`searchTerms` Keywords	array	Vacancy title keywords, e.g. engineer, nurse, clerical officer, accountant, garda. Each keyword is a separate search. Leave empty for all vacancies.
`counties` Counties	array	Optional. Keep only vacancies in these counties, e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick.
`includeDetails` Vacancy details	boolean	Also collect county, grade, contract, working pattern, role type, organisation website and candidate information booklets. Default: `true`
`maxItems` Max vacancies	integer	Stop after this many vacancies. 0 means no limit. Default: `0`
`proxyConfiguration` Proxy configuration	object	Not required for normal use. Default: `{"useApifyProxy": false}`

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/hipersoft~publicjobs-ie-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "engineer"
  ]
}'

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerms": [
        "engineer"
    ]
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('hipersoft/publicjobs-ie-scraper').call({
  "searchTerms": [
    "engineer"
  ]
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Pricing

Event	Price	Paid plans from
Vacancy One vacancy scraped	$0.0015	$0.0008

You pay only for what the run returns. Set a maximum cost per run and it stops cleanly at that limit.

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